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What the Fathers say

Psalms 31:5

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"Into Thy hands I commend My Spirit." To Thy power I commend My Spirit, soon to receive It back. "Thou hast redeemed Me, O Lord God of truth?" Let the people too, redeemed by the Passion of their Lord, and joyful in the glorifying of their Head, say, "Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth."

Exposition on Psalm 31 ↗

Thomas Aquinas

"Into your hands." Third, he breaks forth in sudden prayer; and concerning this he does two things. First, he commends himself to the Lord; second, he commemorates the divine benefit, either already received or soon to follow, at "You have redeemed," and so on. He says therefore as to the first, "Into your hands," and so on. What a man holds most dear he commends to his guide. And therefore in this perilous life I commend my spirit to you, God. …

Exposition on the Psalms of David ↗